The Fort Worth ISD has called for a Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election – or TRE – this November 3. Early voting is underway now and continues through October 30.

Superintendent Kent P. Scribner is inviting you to attend a virtual town hall on October 29 at 6 p.m.

Here is the Zoom address for attending the session. >> Register for FREE through Eventbrite.

In the meantime, we encourage you to learn more about this measure by visiting our Voter Approval TRE website at www.fwisd.org/election.

And watch this short video that explains more in detail. You may also watch the video en español.

We look forward to seeing you at the Zoom town hall meeting on October 29.

Thanks to Nancy Sticksel and her Walkathon team for all their work in planning and executing this year’s Walkathon, our biggest fundraiser of the year! Special thanks to Meredith Rowsey for her awesome artwork on the school windows and to Melinda Dumas, Abigail Henderson, Cailey Walton and Carrie Woodward for their help painting. This is our last week of fundraising in advance of the walk later this week (Friday, Oct. 30, for in-person students and Saturday, Oct. 31, for virtual students). Please check out all of the information on our website at https://rhpta.com/walkathon-2020 and on our RHPTA Facebook page. We appreciate all of your support! 

Please email Walkathon Chair, Nancy Sticksel (nancy.sticksel@yahoo.com) with any questions.

Out of Dress Code to support Walkathon this week! 

$2/day Monday 10/26 -Thursday 10/29 

Send $2 cash each day or write a check for the whole week!

Teachers will be collecting.

No wristbands this year!

Business and family sponsorship deadline has passed, but there's still time to turn in your Teacher & Friends of RHE Sponsorship forms! See below for link to forms.

Dear Ridglea Hills Family & Friends,

We are so excited to FINALLY kickoff Walkathon 2020.  This is our 16^th year!   What is Walkathon?   Walkathon is the school’s biggest fundraiser, with money raised directly helping the students and campus in impactful ways.   It’s also a wonderful tradition – a day at the end of our fundraising drive where the walk through the neighborhood making memories and taking pictures.  Obviously this year Walkathon will have to look a lot different, but it was important for us to try to hold onto this tradition, even in a very modified form, for our students and staff.  This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 30^th and Saturday October 31^st.     

Our theme this year is in support of our everyday Ridglea SupeRHEroes – our teachers and our students!   Ridglea Hills is an amazing elementary school because of those that fill the classroom and halls everyday (in person and on the screen).   Every year all staff and students receive a free Walkathon shirt, and this year is no different – except they will be long-sleeve.   Wear your shirts and show your Mustang Pride!

So what is different in 2020?    This year we have just two weeks to raise as much money as we possibly can trying to get every student and staff member sponsored for the year.   See the sponsorship forms and calendar for details or scan the QR code.   The Walkathon Day itself will also look a different – it’s actually 2 days this year and has gone “virtual”.   On Friday Oct 30^th In Person students will still be walking with their teachers, but we can not have families or volunteers join them.   They will remain in their class groups and will not walk as a large school.  Each class will be walking separate in accordance with all the school’s safety protocols.   On Saturday October 31^st we will have a Virtual Walkathon for all our Mustang Families and those students who are virtual learners.    We’re encouraging all families to take a walk with their families, wear your walkathon shirt and take lots of pictures!   (Don’t forget to buy extra shirts for the whole family) We will have the sponsorship signs up along the traditional route from 8am-2pm if you’d like to come walk the neighborhood by the school.    Or you can walk anywhere you’d like!    Tag us in your pictures on Facebook or Instagram!  Please be safe, keep socially distant and have a good time!        

Did you know that last year your efforts allowed the PTA to partner with our school to provide campus enhancements, technological upgrades, Fine Arts Day, literacy outreach, and extended learning opportunities.    Although some of the year’s activities might look a little different, the PTA and the school will be working hard to make sure our students and our teachers have a great year!  If you’re able to sponsor or make a donation this year we would greatly appreciate it!

You can make a difference and support Walkathon’s fundraising efforts in 3 simple ways:

1. Sponsor – check out what works for your family or business, if you can’t sponsor consider a donation  
2. Donations – help us by asking family, friends, and neighbors if they would help sponsor or donate  
3. Participate – see the calendar for events, buy out of dress code, t-shirts for the family, etc.   

Thank you for your support and commitment to making our school such a special place! Keep up with the calendar and follow us on Facebook, and scan the QR code often for the most up to date information.  

Sincerely,

Walkathon Committee 2020

Links to Walkathon Forms

As we welcome students back to campus for “In-Person” learning, we have adjusted our arrival and dismissal procedures to help with students' safety and limit contact tracing as much as possible. Students will have designated arrival and dismissal locations based on grade level. Families with multiple siblings will be dropped off at their specified location.

Please refer to the information as well as the new carpool map.

Carpool will flow from Angus to the back parking lot and then back to

Cumberland Rd. Please note the following arrival/dismissal locations per grade level. 

They are listed in the order of traffic flow:

• PreK, Kindergarten, 1 st Grade, ECSE (Library/Back Parking

Lot)

All Prek, Kindergarten and 1 st grade students will be dropped off and picked up in the back parking lot. Students will be directed to enter and check-in at the door by the library.

• 3rd Grade

All 3rd grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the west end of the bus lane. Students will be dropped off and directed to enter through the 3 rd grade hallway door, located next to the faculty parking lot.

• 2nd Grade

All 2nd grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the main entrance doors.

• 4th Grade, 5th Grade

All 4th and 5th grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the daycare lane, close to the corner of Cumberland and Stonedale. 5th Grade students will enter through the doors at the end of the 5th grade hallway. 4th Grade students will be directed to walk to the 4th grade hallway entrance from the interior parking lot. These are the doors located close to the girls’ restroom on the 4th grade hallway.

There will be a check-in table at every entrance location. Students will have their temperature checked before they are allowed to enter their classrooms. Parents are encouraged to complete a prescreening at home to check for fever. Students are considered to have a fever if their temperature is above 100 degrees.

In the event of inclement weather, all students in all grades will enter through the front of the school under the awning.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for those children who need it.

Hey Muscle & Dads!
Help is needed for AM & PM carpool next week. If able please meet in the back parking lot @ 7:30 or 2:45 for assignments. Mon-Fri. (October 25 - 30)

"Huge thanks to all the Dads that came out and helped with carpool this week. Drew Harris, Russell Lasiter, Scott Mauldin, Rance Monk, Eric Sanchez, & Justin Sheffield Great work guys."

Contact Mustang Muscle Chair, Russell Lasiter: rlasiter1980@sbcglobal.net

If you are interested in being a room parent for your child’s class, please email or text me! I need your grade level, teacher, and good contact info for you...phone number and email address please! Thank you!!! 

Contact Room Parent Chair, Melinda Blackerby: melindabeth04@gmail.com or 817-773-1957 

***if you can not volunteer to be a room parent, but would still like to volunteer your help, please be watching for a google form to be coming out this week. 

RHPTA Board Meeting at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8 via Zoom. 

Contact RHPTA President, Rachel Harris for meeting access information: r.harris@tcu.edu

Please click the following link to enter all PTA volunteer hours since school started. If you'd previously entered hours this school year, please re-enter your hours in this new form. Apologies for the inconvenience! Thank you! 

https://forms.gle/89qHfYGfS6Xn4wY16

Looking for a way to help our teachers & staff this school year? Please consider purchasing an item from their grade-level supply lists!

Supply Needs by Grade Level

PreK

ï‚· Wipes – cleaning and baby

ï‚· Play-Doh

ï‚· Dry erase markers

ï‚· Sidewalk chalk

ï‚· Hand soap

Kindergarten

ï‚· Clip Boards

ï‚· Dry-erase boards – small

ï‚· Colored pencils

ï‚· Disinfectant aerosol spray

ï‚· Disinfectant wipes

ï‚· Copy paper

ï‚· Wet Ones

ï‚· Hand soap

ï‚· Dry Erase markers

ï‚· Elmer glue sticks

ï‚· Individual laminating sheets

First Grade

ï‚· Legos for math centers

ï‚· Crayons

ï‚· Zipper baggies of various sizes

ï‚· Clorox wipes

ï‚· Dry erase markers

Second Grade

ï‚· Crayons – 24-count

ï‚· Markers – 10-count

ï‚· Acrylic clipboards

ï‚· Erasers for tops of pencils

ï‚· Baby wipes – for mealtimes

ï‚· Mrs. Sketch markers

ï‚· Scissors – kid size

ï‚· Packing tape

ï‚· Disinfecting wipes

ï‚· Dry erase markers

ï‚· Pencil bags

ï‚· Chisel tip Sharpies

ï‚· Gallon-size zip loc baggies

ï‚· Plastic solid-colored folders with brads

Third Grade

ï‚· Resolve Professional Strength Spot and Stain Carpet Cleaner

ï‚· Better Life Natural all-purpose cleaner

ï‚· Disposable masks

ï‚· Disposable gloves

ï‚· Lysol Disinfecting Wipes

ï‚· Paper Towels

Fourth Grade

ï‚· Paper Towels

ï‚· Pencil Boxes 

ï‚· Individual pencil sharpeners

ï‚· Pencils

ï‚· Erasers

ï‚· Colored pencils

ï‚· Glue sticks

Fifth Grade

ï‚· Paper towels

ï‚· Plastic Gloves

ï‚· Spray cleaner – Clorox or Lysol type

ï‚· Paper Kid Masks

ï‚· Spray Liquid Hand Sanitizer

ï‚· Mini bottles of water

ï‚· Individual cereal boxes

ï‚· 12 golf umbrellas – red and white if possible

ï‚· 20 transparent desk dividers

RH SECRET BUDDYdrop-off bin now out by school front doors. Please leave gifts there, & ONLY buzz the office if it’s FOOD! Thanks all! 

Contact RH Buddies Chair, Beth Wertman: beth_and_markwertman@yahoo.com

The school library is missing 600 books! Please check your homes to see if your student brought any library books home before Spring Break. Thanks for helping us wrangle them!

Our teachers and staff are going above and beyond during this time and much of their hard work is behind the scenes. We want to recognize our RHE teachers and staff for all the wonderful ways they're helping us "Keep Our Stride"! We are asking YOU (parents, friends, other teachers, and staff) to help us nominate Magnificent Mustangs - Teacher & Staff Version where they'll be highlighted in the Pony Post and PTA Facebook group! Please submit nominations to brooke@safecarepartners.net 

Parents,

Welcome to the start of the 2020-21 school year at Ridglea Hills Elementary! During these challenging times, we have been inspired by the heroic efforts shown by people in our community. Now more than ever we need heroes everywhere, including Ridglea Hills Elementary. Together, we accomplish great things and are a powerful force for good, so this year our theme is: Be SupeRHEroes!

We are looking forward to a special school year ahead. We want to help you and your student feel connected to our magnificent Mustang family. Included here is a quick overview of ways to get involved with our stellar school. 

The best way to stay informed about everything going on is by signing up for our different email and social media updates and visiting/bookmarking our RHPTA website. In addition, please have your FWISD background check completed so that you are able to volunteer when interested and available. Finally, please join our PTA – your membership helps provide a voice to all of our students.

We are excited to have you in our Mustang family!

Rachel Harris

RHPTA President

r.harris@tcu.edu

The Virtual Learning Support page is the go-to resource for students and parents. Whether you're getting started using a digital device or online application for the first time or need to learn more about how to use a resource, you'll find the support you need here. Our Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) were designed to give you clear, step-by-step directions for completing common tasks within various applications.  In addition to our QRGs, you will find helpful videos that walk you through the applications used for virtual learning.  On this page, we've compiled information and resources specifically for students and parents to help with common learning tools like Google Classroom, Google Meet, Seesaw, ClassLink, and much more. For students who have received a district-issued device, we have several resources available to help parents and students with technical issues. Our goal is to ensure that parents and students have the knowledge and technology skills needed for success during virtual learning. 

AR is now available! Over the summer, AR was moved to a new platform, and the old link will not work. The new link is:

https://global-zone53.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/227565

Please use the following link for Destiny:

https://fwisd.follettdestiny.com/

When you click on that link, it will take you to a list of FWISD schools. Click on Ridglea Hills and then catalog to search for a book. When your child has found the book they want, send me an email with the request. My email is: renee.rick@fwisd.org 

I will pull the book and set up a time for it to be picked up. 

Contact: Ms. Rick at Renee.Rick@fwisd.org  

Many of you have reached out and asked what you can do after you are registered for school. Here are some options!

• Join PTA: https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/124557

• Sign up to volunteer for PTA: https://forms.gle/Kqi21MtUZhdn1yBk6

• Update your information in the online school directory (anyone can update their info here, you do not have to be a PTA member). You can choose what other people see. If you have last year’s login information, please use that instead of creating another account. https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com

• Complete your background check (for when we can allow events and parents in the building!) here: https://fwisd.voly.org. 

Contacts:

VP of Volunteers: Jenn Nevitt, jnevitt@sbcglobal.net 

VP of Membership: Ivy Ellis, ivy.ellis@sbcglobal.net 

Follow the link below to schedule:

https://calendly.com/ridgleahills

Thank you for supporting 5th Grade Fundraising! 

• Celebrate your RH student with a stampede of mustangs in your front yard! Contact Naomi Gelineau at naomi0617@gmail.com with any questions. 

• Follow the link below to schedule:

Contact:

5th Grade Fundraising Chair: Naomi Gelineau, naomi0617@gmail.com 

• Monday, Oct. 26 - Thursday, Oct. 29 Out of Uniform $2
• Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Teacher & Friends of RHE Sponsorships Due! 
• Thursday, Oct. 29 Shirt & Pennant Pick up 8-9:30 am or 3-6 pm
• Friday, Oct. 30 WALKATHON! In-person only
• Saturday, Oct. 31 VIRTUAL WALKATHON for ALL 8 am - 2 pm 
• Sunday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. RHPTA Board Meeting via Zoom - Contact RHPTA President, Rachel Harris for meeting access information: r.harris@tcu.edu

• General information regarding Ridglea Hills Elementary School is available online at our PTA-sponsored website – www.rhpta.com. Please get familiar with this website and bookmark it on your browser.

• For specific questions regarding school-administered matters not addressed on www.rhpta.com, including but not limited to academic affairs, school registration, testing, campus security, school programs, Fort Worth ISD policies and procedures, etc., please contact the school office at 817-815-1700.

• For non-PTA-related posts (i.e., selling uniforms, looking for a carpool group to join, etc.), please head over to the Ridglea Hills Elementary Parents Facebook group.

• Other helpful Ridglea Hills Elementary School-related Facebook pages include the following:

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary School’s Counselor

  • Ridglea Hills Mustang Muscle (for those RHE dads interested in getting involved with school service projects)

  • RHE Run Club

RH Pony Posts Contact: Brooke Mooty, brooke@safecarepartners.net

#BeSupeRHEroes